It was on the corner of 5th Ave and 56th St. Lots of people were buzzing this way, but JJQ and I were going that way. Coming toward us (and headed, I later surmised to the Sony Building, to ink contracts no doubt) was a silver-haired dude in glasses who kinda looked like Dick Cheney and Trey Anastasio. I see celebrities every now and again and I usually keep my cool, but for some reason I got really, really excited.

“Holy shit!” I said. “It’s Trey!”

JJQ didn’t respond.

“Trey!” I continued. He turned to meet my eye. “How ya doin’, man?”

Trey waved and offered, back a “What’s up?”

By the time I thought to say, “I illegally downloaded your last 3 albums” he had already gone.